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Family Law

Divorce, Child Custody & Support, Alimony, Community Property & Other Family Law Matters

Providing You With Compassionate Yet Aggressive Legal Representation in All Family Law Cases

Gilder Law is devoted to providing our family law clients and their families with exceptional legal representation as well as compassion and patience. People seldom seek assistance from an attorney during great times, but few cases are as emotionally difficult as those involving divorce, child support, child custody and other related issues. Often, we are guiding our clients through their case while their family is completely dissolving in front of their eyes. Having experienced legal advocacy in a family law case is critical to the successful future of yourself and your loved ones.

Tara Gilder was recently named one of South Louisiana’s top family law attorneys in the 2016 Top Lawyers listing by Acadiana Profile Magazine. This annual award is based on nominations by fellow attorneys. All nominees are thoroughly evaluated based on their experience, license and standing with the Louisiana Bar Association.

Fighting For Your Rights & the Best Interests of Your Family

Few issues can affect the heart or ignite the temper like matters that involve our children or finances, and the truth is that most family law matters involve both. Attorney Tara Gilder and the staff at Gilder Law are able to provide sympathy and understanding to each of her clients while at the same time, she is fighting zealously for their rights, giving them a voice and making certain it is heard. She also takes the time required to advise each client of their rights on every issue in order for her clients to be able to make sound, informed decisions about critical family matters. If any of her clients’ rights are in jeopardy, Attorney Gilder is known for the passion she brings to court when fighting to protect them. This strong, lifelong commitment to justice combined with a focus on clients about whom she sincerely cares, is a powerful formula that is unique to Gilder Law’s practice.

The Importance of Working With an Experienced Louisiana Family Law Attorney

Sensitive issues are often at stake in family law cases and as a mother herself, Attorney Gilder understands the importance of being represented by a lawyer who has specific experience in these types of cases. Children’s lives can be altered permanently by the outcome of a family law case, and there is often a great deal on the line with family matters like divorce and child custody. An attorney committed to learning your individual case and then fighting for your rights is a “must have” for anyone involved in family law issues.

At Gilder Law, we are legal professionals who not only fight mightily to advocate for our clients, but also provide a warm, comforting environment in which they can feel safe in explaining their personal, and often delicate, legal issue without being further overwhelmed or intimidated. We treat each and every client as an individual human being and never as a mere file number. With this approach, we often find that new clients are close family members or friends of past, satisfied clients.

Helping Families Afford High Quality Legal Representation

At Gilder Law we understand that experienced representation in family law matters is critical. However, many people assume that high quality representation is expensive and out of their reach.

Legal fees can be scary and raise lots of questions. How much of a retainer do I need? What does it cover? Will I have to pay more? When?

Tara Gilder believes that clients should be fully informed about what they are spending, why they are spending it and whether they should expect further spending. To assist family law clients, Gilder Law offers flat free pricing in the form of several different packages, based upon the issues in each case.

The following apply to all packages and all family law clients:

An initial consultation fee of $150.00, paid in cash or money order;

Clients pays all court costs directly to the Clerk of Court;

Filing Fees must be paid, in advance;

Client must provide proof of payment of costs to Gilder Law

At the conclusion of the initial consultation, Mrs. Gilder will recommend a flat fee package, go over what it does/does not cover and will provide instructions regarding paying court costs. She will also explain important legal concepts and answer all questions.

Package #1

Have lived apart for 180/365* days

Uncontested

WITHOUT issues regarding children and other incidental matters

Includes drafting of petition for divorce and obtaining final divorce judgment.

No Community Property Partition

$2,000.00

Package #2

Intend to live apart
for 180/365*days

Uncontested

WITHOUT issues
regarding children and other incidental matters

Includes drafting of
petition for divorce and obtaining final divorce judgment.

No community property
partition

$2500.00

Package #3

Have lived apart for
180/365* days

WITH issues regarding
children and other incidental matters

No Property Separation

Negotiated Child
Support

Visitation and Custody

$3,500.00

Package #4

Intend to live apart
for 180/365* days

WITH issues regarding
children and other incidental matters

No Property Separation

Negotiated Child
Support

Visitation and Custody

$4,000.00

*Prices do not include court fees. Court fees must be paid IN ADVANCE, by check, written to the Clerk of Court. These are COURT related fees. You will have to pay these costs no matter who you chose to represent you. If fees are not paid in a timely matter, the lawyer may withdraw from representation.

* Services outside of those specifically listed and contracted shall be billed at an increment of .25 hours at the attorney’s hourly rate of $250.00 per hour.

* Attorneys reserve the right to change the prices at any time. This page is intended to give prospective clients a general idea of our pricing and is not intended to be binding on the attorneys as an offer.

* Louisiana allows for a divorce to be grated after the parties have lived separate and apart for 180 days or 365 days if parties have minor children

This page is intended to give prospective clients a general idea of pricing and is not intended to be a binding agreement or offer. Prices may be changed by Gilder Law at any time.

Contact Gilder Law Today for a Consultation

Gilder Law is owned & operated by our family and we are committed to helping you protect and care for your own. We take pride in being a law firm that represents real people and our clients often remark at how comfortable they feel in our offices from the very first visit. We are confident sure you will feel the same way and encourage you to call Gilder Law today for a consultation at (337) 706-7118.

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